WheelPower Challenge: Sam’s 1,000 miles for £1,000
In October, cycling enthusiast Sam Smuts is taking on an epic cycling challenge to raise vital funds for WheelPower, who support wheelchair sports.
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Mencap and Virgin Money break fundraising record and raise awareness of learning disabilities
Through their charity of the year partnership, learning disability charity Mencap and Virgin Money have raised over £440,000 including gift aid.
Reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise as a number of police charges fall again
Figures reveal that reports of violent disability hate crime continue to rise across England and Wales, with only one in 62 cases charged by police.
Why we Wouldn’t Change a Thing this Down’s Syndrome Awareness Month
Today (1 October) marks the start of Down’s Syndrome Awareness Month, and charity Wouldn’t Change a Thing are going creative to highlight the condition.
Concerns that Scottish introduction of Down’s syndrome screening test will see rise in abortions
There are concerns that the number of babies with Down’s syndrome aborted in Scotland will rise following a decision announced by the government.
Disability Rights UK writes an open letter to MPs ahead of the Coronavirus Act debate
Disability Rights UK has written an open letter to all MPs calling on them to restore the rights of disabled people in the debate on the Coronavirus Act.
Pandemic backlog could leave more people with motor neurone disease ‘trapped in homes’
People living with motor neurone disease (MND) are becoming trapped in inaccessible homes due to a failure to deliver essential home adaptations.
Tests by charity Scope reveal England’s biggest councils are failing on legal web accessibility issue
Scope has warned that millions of disabled people could be blocked from accessing essential online services due to poor website accessibility.
Down’s Syndrome Association launch Emotional Wellbeing resources for people with Down’s syndrome, parents, and carers
The Down’s Syndrome Association have released free emotional wellbeing resources to support people with Down’s syndrome, parents, and carers.
Let’s talk about dementia on World Alzheimer’s Day 2020
On World Alzheimer’s Day, it’s time to raise awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease, dementia, people living with the condition, carers and the fight for a cure.
Warnings that people with learning disabilities and/or autism may be delayed in getting out of asylums due to pandemic
Mencap and CBF warn that the pressures of COVID is causing more delays to people with a learning disability and/or autism getting out of modern-day asylums.
Leonard Cheshire’s Can Do programme selected for Silver Award by The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums
Leonard Cheshire has been selected for a Silver Award by The British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums for their Can Do programme.
Grammar schools in England will have to ensure their entrance exams are accessible
A legal ruling has found a visually impaired child experienced discrimination after the entry exams for an English grammar school were not accessible.
Emmerdale star Emma Barton raises £1,200 for Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People’s
TV star Emma Barton, completed a fundraising challenge to raise money for Leatherhead based charity, Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation for Disabled People’s.
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children call on community to fundraise for child’s safety
Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children call on Glasgow community to raise vital funds for equipment to support four-year-old child and her family.